The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TIMOTHY R. MARTIN, ALEXANDER J. NEEB,
RICHARD J. SCHMIDT, BRIAN VANBENSCHOTEN,
HEIDI TREMBLAY, CHRISTOPHER M. GALLANT,
SCOTT M. FILION, KEITH G. BUZZELL and JOSEPH K. PARSHLEY,
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Appeal No. 2006-0983
Application No. 09/793,057
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HEARD: April 25, 2006
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Before FRANKFORT, CRAWFORD, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection
of claims 1 through 4, 8 through 16 and 31 through 48, all of the
claims remaining in the application. Claims 5 through 7, 17 through
30 and 49 through 66 have been cancelled.
Appellants’ invention relates to a hook component for use with
a mating loop component for hook and loop fastening. More
particularly, the invention resides in providing a hook component
that is “skin-friendly” and reduces skin irritation typically
caused by most hook components of the prior art. Claims 1, 31 and
48 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
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